Misk

Misk: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “musk”
Origin: Arabic
Say it: MISK · 1 syllable
Used for: Girls

From Arabic misk, the fragrant substance musk. It is used as a given name in Arabic-speaking communities.

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How popular is Misk?

202431.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Misk in 2024104

2024 rank#1,918 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 1880462

Misk is rising: use over the last five years is 8.0× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Misk

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Laylanight · Arabic
Lylanight · Arabic
Aaliyahexalted, rising · Arabic
Amiraprincess; commander · Arabic
Lilahnight · Arabic
Lilanight · Arabic
Nylaattainer; successful · Arabic
Zarablooming flower · Arabic

Misk questions

What does the name Misk mean?

Misk means "musk". It comes from Arabic. From Arabic misk, the fragrant substance musk. It is used as a given name in Arabic-speaking communities.

Is Misk a boy or girl name?

Misk is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Misk?

104 US babies were named Misk in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Misk?

Misk is usually pronounced MISK.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.